Molecular biologist Prof Jason Chin tells us about his research into accelerated evolution and how it could help create new substances to be used in medicine, chemistry and more.
In South America, palaeogeneticist Dr Verena Schuenemann has been extracting genetic material from human remains to find out more about treponemal diseases, which include syphilis, yaws and bejel.
And moving across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, volcanologist Professor Timothy Druitt has discovered new evidence of a massive volcano that erupted beneath the sea near Santorini around 500,000 years ago.
Staying in the Mediterranean, we speak to Professor Rachel Flecker, co-chief scientist on Expedition 401 of the International Ocean Discovery Program. She and her team are drilling down into the seabed to establish how the Gibraltar Strait has altered over time. As well as influencing the Mediterranean's salinity, this changing movement of water has impacted the entire planet's oceans and climate.
Presenter: Roland Pease
Producer: Alice Lipscombe-Southwell
Production co-ordinator: Jana Bennett-Holesworth
From salsas to barbecue sauces to refrigerated beverages, small artisanal brands are infiltrating grocery shelves everywhere. How did this happen? Today on the show, we team up with Dan Pashman of The Sporkful food podcast to follow the rise of niche soda maker Olipop, and share the hidden incentives that have grocers making shelf space for these products.
There is a small but growing anti-war movement in Israel and it includes mothers of those serving in the Israeli military. We hear why they're protesting.
And an American chemist's book about tea provokes a strong reaction in Britain.
Cody hips the gang to a disturbing death in Missouri. Mysteria writes in to respond to the earlier questions about small-town corruption. LJB provides some insight from Australia. All this and more in this week's listener mail segment.
Moscow Mitch capitulated to Trump's electoral interests, Justice Scalia speaks from beyond, Lindsey may have flipped on Trump in Georgia, and reading the tea leaves on why the presidential immunity ruling is taking so long. Ben Wittes joins Charlie Sykes for The Trump Trials.
An update to our annual review of different portfolios. This is the 18 year performance review. Also, new rules from the Department of Labor and What happened to Tesla charging in a super cold Chigago.
In this episode, Josiah Ober joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book “The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives.”
Music by Frederic Chopin licensed via Creative Commons. Tracks reorganized, duplicated, and edited.
On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," Nina Teicholz, an investigative science journalist and author, joins Federalist Western Correspondent Tristan Justice to discuss what popular documentaries get right and wrong about nutrition, processed food, and veganism. They also analyze the politicization of health and expose the activist network pushing plant-based eating.
You can find Teicholz's book "The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet" here. You can find Teicholz's Substack here.
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Turkey green-lights Sweden's NATO bid, a wake-up call for the EU elections, and Finland prepares to elect a president. Also: French politics and the fickle capital of youth, a journey to the heart of Germany's Zeitenwende, and leaning tower of… Bologna. Links - ECFR report: https://shorturl.at/jxzQ9, Tania Roettger in The Dial: https://shorturl.at/dkpuD?maca=en-podcast_inside-europe-949-xml-mrss
